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Definition of buy in English:

verb (buys, buying; past and past participle boughtbôt)

[with object]

1Obtain in exchange for payment:we had to find some money to buy a househe had been able to buy up hundreds of acres [with two objects]:he bought me a new dress [no object]:had no interest in buying into an entertainment company

Several of the clubs had been approached by developers interested in buying them out - one steward describing them as ‘circling sharks’.

Alternatively, they may be happy to buy the house with you on the understanding that you will buy them out of their share later when you can afford it or that they get a share of any growth in value when you sell up.

The same people who complain of our speed in spreading salvation and saving men would all want to buy shares, become our partners or buy us out.

Phrases

buy the farm

I really lit into that pilot, who didn't seem to comprehend how close we'd come to buying the farm.

Florida has been called ‘God's waiting room,’ due to a large chunk of its populace being golden-age refugees from the cold, there to bask in the rays and get a little shuffleboard in before they buy the farm.